I have come to USA with my parents, and we all have GCs. I have a sister who is 24 who coudn't come to USA since she is over 21 and can not come with my parents. She is divorced with her husband, and passing through some depression problems. My parents had to go back to India just to take care of her. My dad is trying to bring her here on any visa she can get. Is there any possiblilty that she can come to USA due to her mental illness if a doctor can write a letter stating her illness? Or is there any other way she can get a visitor visa so that she can stay in USA and get better medical treatment as well? Please immediate help needed. Thank you.
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Immediate Help Needed
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Thnx for the quick response
JoeF,
Thanks for your quick reply.
Is there any other possible way that you can think for my parents to call my sister here on legal bases. Some people suggested that we should have my sister's doctor write a letter explaining the situation of her sickness, and present this letter to immigration people. Is this possible? Do you know anyone who has done something similar?
JoeF,
Thanks for your quick reply.
Is there any other possible way that you can think for my parents to call my sister here on legal bases. Some people suggested that we should have my sister's doctor write a letter explaining the situation of her sickness, and present this letter to immigration people. Is this possible? Do you know anyone who has done something similar?
It is entirely possible to obtain a visitors visa for a relative and an accompanying caregiver to obtain medical treatment in the US (as a matter of fact, I have assisted someone by writing the necessary doctors letters to the consulate in the recent past).
You have to show that:
- a genuine medical condition exists (through a letter/letters from the treating physicians in your sisters home country)
- options for treatment in your home country are limited/unaccessible
- options for treatment in the US exist (through a letter from a physician in the respective specialty in the US who is willing to accept the referral. This letter should also spell out that based on the referral documentation from the home country he/she anticipates a certain length of treatment, what procedures/treatments are anticipated etc.)
- you have the financial means to get your relative access to this treatment in the US without a risk of the US taxpayer having to pay for it (e.g. by 'dumping' your family member in a local ER which is obliged to treat anyone. You and other family members might have to file an 'affidavit of support' with USCIS to demonstrate this ability to pay.)
- your relative has an unabandoned place of living and ties to your home country to go back to.
A good immigration lawyer would be able to assist you in the process. In cases like this it is possible to get visa interviews for the relative on an emergency basis.
This will WON'T provide your sister with an avenue to immigration and I would strongly discourage you from using this kind of compassionate issuance of visitors visas as a backdoor to immigration. But if this is about getting her medical treatment, there are options.
Good Luck, and the best for your sister.
You have to show that:
- a genuine medical condition exists (through a letter/letters from the treating physicians in your sisters home country)
- options for treatment in your home country are limited/unaccessible
- options for treatment in the US exist (through a letter from a physician in the respective specialty in the US who is willing to accept the referral. This letter should also spell out that based on the referral documentation from the home country he/she anticipates a certain length of treatment, what procedures/treatments are anticipated etc.)
- you have the financial means to get your relative access to this treatment in the US without a risk of the US taxpayer having to pay for it (e.g. by 'dumping' your family member in a local ER which is obliged to treat anyone. You and other family members might have to file an 'affidavit of support' with USCIS to demonstrate this ability to pay.)
- your relative has an unabandoned place of living and ties to your home country to go back to.
A good immigration lawyer would be able to assist you in the process. In cases like this it is possible to get visa interviews for the relative on an emergency basis.
This will WON'T provide your sister with an avenue to immigration and I would strongly discourage you from using this kind of compassionate issuance of visitors visas as a backdoor to immigration. But if this is about getting her medical treatment, there are options.
Good Luck, and the best for your sister.
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